Re: More pests... Good bug or bad bug?

>Ok. There are a coating of about 100 tiny yellow bugs with a few black
>hairs on them on my
>swamp milkweed plant. On the growing tip. There're tiny, about the size
>of a grain of sand or more,
>bright yellow.  The leaves appear OK so far. Are these infant aphids?
>
>Hate to get nasty with them at first sight. Maybe they're just enjoying
>the view...
>
>-Allan


Allan,

I've had similar appearing insects (mine were aphids) appear on  several of
my asclepiads.  While I don't see any actual damage, I just strip them off
with my fingers.

Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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